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Humans rely on the animal’s blood for lab testing, but the full repercussions of the industry are still not understood.

Pharma lab seems to contradict itself, science in fight to bleed SC horseshoe crabs Chiara Eisner, The State (Columbia, S.C.) May 19—A judge banned horseshoe crab harvesting on Cape Romain, then Charles River appealed. Heres what the lab is arguing in court, sometimes seemingly at odds with science and experts. A federal judge has prohibited the harvest of horseshoe crabs in the Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge near Charleston. The new order was expected to restrict the op...

N.J.’s horseshoe crabs are vital to vaccine rollout. A battle for their survival rages on. Updated Feb 04, 2021; Posted Jan 31, 2021 Four male horseshoe crabs mate with a female, who is buried mostly in the sand, at the Sunray Beach Preserve in the Del Haven section of Middle Township, N.J., Monday, June 11, 2018. (Lori M. Nichols | For NJ.com)Lori M. Nichols | For NJ.com Facebook Share They’re horseshoe crabs — and now they’re more important than ever. The animals are critical to th...

Published: Thursday, January 28, 2021 Horseshoe crab blood collage. Photo credits: Claudine Hellmuth/E&E News (illustration); Freepik (photos and horseshoe crab) Horseshoe crab blood is a vital ingredient in tests that ensure the safety of vaccines. Claudine Hellmuth/E&E News (illustration); Freepik (photos and horseshoe crab) The biotech blitz to stop the spread of the coronavirus has conservationists worried about a little-known front-line worker: the horseshoe crab. The creatures milky-blue ...

Conservationists are raising concerns that horseshoe crabs and the shorebirds that feed on them could become unexpected casualties of the COVID-19 pandemic.